Satoru Abe (born 1926) Enter from Right 40 x 54 in. (101.6 x 137.2 cm) Painted in 1988.

Satoru Abe (born 1926) Enter from Right signed and dated 'SATORU 1988' (lower center), titled and inscribed 'MAS #15' (on the stretcher bar) oil on canvas 40 x 54 in. (101.6 x 137.2 cm) Painted in 1988. Footnotes: Provenance Estate of a private collector, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Exhibited Honolulu, Satoru Abe: A Retrospective 1948-1998, The Contemporary Museum, Makiki Heights, June 24 - August 25, 1998; The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, July 10 - November 11, 1998. Literature James Jensen and Allison Wong, Satoru Abe: A Retrospective 1948-1998, Honolulu, The Contemporary Museum, 1998, pl. 76, p. 52, illustrated. We wish to thank Allison Wong for her kind assistance with cataloguing the lot. A renowned Japanese American painter and sculptor and one of the most significant artists in the development of modern and contemporary art in Hawaiʻi, Satoru Abe continues to carry the torch of the Metcalf Chateau, an acclaimed group of Honolulu artists who introduced the rebellious, playful language of Abstract Expressionism to Hawaiʻi in the 1950s. Abe honed his craft and gained national recognition while living and working between Hawaiʻi and New York, where he studied at the Art Students League and the SculptureCenter. In 1970, upon receiving a National Endowment for the Arts grant, he settled in Mākaha, Oʻahu. Today, Abe is affectionately known as the 'godfather' of the local art scene and is honored as a beloved bulwark dedicated to his art and a steward of the legacy of fellow artists of the Metcalf Chateau, such as Bumpei Akaji and Tadashi Sato. Themes of growth and expansion permeate his work — evident in the combination of poetic forms and honeyed colors inspired by the natural world in the present lot. In Enter from Right, viewers are invited into a vast expanse, guided by a network of intertwined organic forms resembling outstretched tree branches or roots climbing towards the sparkling horizon. These abstracted motifs in his painting echo his sculptural practice. Abe is one of Hawaiʻi's most commissioned artists and examples of his work welcome residents and visitors at the Honolulu International Airport, Hawaiʻi State Capitol, Honolulu Museum of Art, Hawaiʻi State Art Museum, Aloha Stadium, Hawaiʻi Convention Center, and dozens of public schools and colleges. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: W W If the lot is not picked up immediately following the auction it may be removed to an offsite storage location for collection. Please contact the salesroom location for further details including dates of removal and applicable charges. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing